Russian and Soviet scientist Vladimir Vernadsky was a man of many interests. An amazingly sharp mind, the ability to take a fresh look at familiar things and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge allowed him to achieve success in many different areas. His scientific works are still fundamental today, since he was ahead of his time for decades and made an invaluable contribution to the development of science.
The roots of the paternal scientist go back to the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks. Vladimir Vernadsky was a second cousin of the famous writer Vladimir Korolenko. He devoted many years to work at Moscow University. When a number of teachers were dismissed for political reasons, he resigned in solidarity with them. During his life, Vernadsky wrote 473 scientific works in various scientific fields. He also became one of the founders of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.
Vladimir Vernadsky was no stranger to poetry, and he himself composed verses. True, his scientific activity brought him fame. The well-known concept of the noosphere was developed by him. Vernadsky became the father of a new science – radio geology. This alone has greatly advanced humanity in a variety of industries, it is an indisputable fact. He considered water the most important substance on Earth. In matters of religion, Vladimir Vernadsky was an agnostic. In addition, he was interested in various esoteric teachings. In the pre-revolutionary years, the scientist took an active part in the political life of the country, defending liberal positions. He learned and practiced in Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain, France and Italy.
Vladimir Vernadsky was at the forefront of the USSR’s nuclear program. He has repeatedly stated that sooner or later mankind will come to the conclusion that not the strongest will be in power, but the smartest. He himself called it the “dictatorship of the mind.” By the variety of sciences in which the scientist was brilliantly understood, he was often compared with Lomonosov. When World War II began, he was evacuated to Kazakhstan, away from the front and its dangers. In the Soviet years, many scientists were repressed. Vladimir Vernadsky managed to avoid this fate thanks to the patronage of Molotov. Vernadsky is equally considered a compatriot in both Russia and Ukraine.
